Taylor Swift Sends Cardi B Flowers For "Bodak Yellow"

In case you missed the hottest chart news of the week, rapper Cardi B has been heating things up with "Bodak Yellow," and now she's landed in the top spot. This is especially momentous because she is the first (and only the fifth ever) female solo rapper to top the Billboard Hot 100 since Lauryn Hill's GRAMMY-winning hit "Doo-Wop (That Thing)" in 1998.

Cardi B's rise to the top of the charts was carefully watched because in order to reach the peak, she needed to dethrone GRAMMY winner Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do" from a fourth week at No. 1. Now that she's succeeded, there's clearly no bad blood between these two pioneering female musicians.

Swift sent the rapper flowers to honor her accomplishments. Cardi B took to Instagram to show off her bouquet and thank the GRAMMY winner adding, "I freaking love your music."

Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert Lead 2017 CMA Nominations

GRAMMY winners lead the CMA nominations; Taylor Swift reappears on the nom list for the first time in three years

Renée Fabian

GRAMMYs

Sep 5, 2017 - 10:15 am

Hold on to your hats, because the Country Music Association Awards are heating up with the announcement of nominees. Lauren Alaina, Dustin Lynch and Brothers Osborne did the honors on "Good Morning America" on Sept. 4. The results?

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GRAMMY winners Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert lead the pack with five nominations each, including for Music Video of the Year, Single of the Year and Song of the Year.

Celebrating the @cma nominations over coffee with 7 of my furry friends. Thank you fans,friends, family & Nashville for supporting me.pic.twitter.com/sJjDNjLehL

GRAMMY winners Little Big Town came in next with four nominations, including a Song of the Year nod for "Better Man." Thanks to LBT, Taylor Swift has also returned to the CMA scene as a co-writer on "Better Man," marking her first nomination in three years.

GRAMMY winner Chris Stapleton earned three nods, including for Album of the Year for his latest release, From A Room: Volume 1. GRAMMY nominees Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett also pulled in three nominations, including joint recognition for Musical Event of the Year for "Craving You." GRAMMY winners Lady Antebellum earned two nominations.

The 51st CMAs will be hosted for the 10th year by GRAMMY winners Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. See the full list of nominees and catch the show live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.

Taylor Swift, UPS Team For 'Reputation' Shipping Strategy

GRAMMY winner goes outside the box for the distribution of her upcoming album

Renée Fabian

GRAMMYs

Aug 25, 2017 - 3:56 pm

Album release strategies have become an art form of their own, whether it's Beyoncé surprise-dropping a musical masterpiece, Chance The Rapper relying on streaming services to get his flows out there or a more traditional model like Adele's "Hello" TV commercial. Chief among these strategists, however, is GRAMMY winner Taylor Swift.

In a partnership announced on Aug. 25, Swift will rely on shipping company UPS to make sure her Nov. 10 album, Reputation, promptly makes it into the hands of retailers and fans who purchased the LP online.

This unique shipping strategy also comes with a few bonuses. For the first time in UPS' 100-plus-year history, they will launch a fleet of trucks tapestried with Reputation's album cover around the country, starting with Nashville, Tenn., Atlanta and New York City, doubling as a bonus advertising spot for Swift.

Fans can also enter an exclusive contest to win a host of prizes by pre-ordering Reputation directly from the shipping company. The grand-prize winner receives an all-expenses-paid trip to a premium Swift concert with a makeover experience. Other prizes include concert tickets, signed memorabilia and other merchandise.

So with a big reputation on the line, Swift — who has dropped her new single, "Look What You Made Me Do" — has once again upped the ante with a creative album release strategy. What other surprises will she have in store?

Cardi B Surges Up The Charts With "Bodak Yellow"

With her hit song at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs chart, Cardi B has no plans to wait for the world to catch up with her

Philip Merrill

GRAMMYs

Aug 24, 2017 - 5:09 pm

Emerging rap star Cardi B has been making what she calls "money moves" over the last month. The lady who raps "I be in and out them banks so much, I know they're tired of me" will be making her bankers even more weary as her song "Bodak Yellow" turns heads and climbs up the charts.

The title "Bodak Yellow" is a play on the name of rapper Kodak Black, whose first single to chart — 2014's "No Flockin" with 100-plus million YouTube views — was the Cardi B hit's musical inspiration.

With "Bodak Yellow"'s ascent to No. 1 on Billboard 's Hot Rap Songs chart, Cardi B is backing up her lyrics' boasts with the quickest climb to the top for a debut since Psy's viral "Gangnam Style" in 2012.Today marks the video's two-month anniversary on YouTube and it is already up to more than 77 million views. Her performance of the song also lit up the audience earlier this month at OVO Fest.

Well known to VH1 viewers who tuned into "Love & Hip Hop: New York" in 2015 and 2016, Cardi B brings her fresh flavor to every encounter. With "Bodak Yellow" still climbing, it remains to be seen how the rap world catches up.

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